Total Crime Rate

1446.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1446.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 595.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 227.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.7 10/10
  • Public order 83.7 10/10
  • Other theft 65.1 10/10
  • Other crime 55.8 10/10
  • Robbery 51.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.5 10/10
  • Drugs 41.9 10/10
  • Burglary 32.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 13th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (BN1 2EB) in the last 12 months was 1446.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1242.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 344.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN1 2EB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 381 crimes here, including 236 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/224)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regency Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Russell Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Hill —
Sep 2025Burglary Queensbury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Boyce'S Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Upper North Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 224

Data Sources

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